UID:
almafu_9959227890602883
Format:
1 online resource (197 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-61209-358-2
Series Statement:
America in the 21st century : political and economic issues series
Content:
Peace Corps volunteers wrote the stories in this book to an audience of classroom students in the United States. The letters are intended to help U.S. students get to know and understand other cultures. Peace Corps volunteers agree to serve in order to meet the three goals of the agency: to provide assistance to the peoples of other countries, to help the people of other countries better understand Americans, and to help Americans better understand other peoples. This book helps fulfill the agency’s third goal through remarkable stories by volunteers in the field.
Note:
Includes index.
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Intro -- CROSSING CULTURES - STORIES OF THE PEACE CORPS EXPERIENCE -- CROSSING CULTURES - STORIES OF THE PEACE CORPS EXPERIENCE -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- A Flexible Curriculum Resource -- About the Peace Corps -- About the Coverdell World Wise Schools Program -- Authors Narrate Their Letters Online -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 2 WORLD MAP -- COUNTRIES IN WHICH PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS IN THIS BOOK SERVED -- FITTING IN -- Chapter 3 A SOUTH AFRICAN STORM -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- A SOUTH AFRICAN STORM TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades: 9-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- Chapter 4 HEY, DRIVER! -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- HEY, DRIVER! TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Chapter 5 ONE STEP AT A TIME -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- ONE STEP AT A TIME TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- WORKSHEET #1: -- Understanding Cultural Viewpoints (Part 1) -- WORKSHEET #2: -- Understanding Cultural Viewpoints (Part 2) -- Chapter 6 GIRL FARMER -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- GIRL FARMER TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activity -- One's Gender Roles Are... -- One's Sex Is... -- Chapter 7 ANGEL -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- ANGEL TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objective -- Grades : 9-12 -- Procedure -- Chapter 8 HOW DOES ONE SPELL „HAPPINESS‟ IN PARAGUAY? CHE AVY‟A -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- HOW DOES ONE SPELL „HAPPINESS‟ IN PARAGUAY? CHE AVY', A TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objective -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities.
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LOCAL FLAVOR -- Chapter 9 "WAKING UP, STEPPING OUT" -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- WAKING UP, STEPPING OUT TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- T-CHART FOR CULTURAL SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES -- End Note -- Chapter 10 SONEKA‟S VILLAGE -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- SONEKA‟S VILLAGE TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 3-8 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- Chapter 11 ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR HEAD SPIN -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR HEAD SPIN TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- End Note -- Chapter 12 A DAY -- Chapter 13 A YEAR -- AUTUMN -- WINTER -- SPRING -- SUMMER -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- A DAY, AND A YEAR TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 9-12 -- Procedure for "a Day " -- Procedure for "a Year " -- Extension Activity -- WITNESSING CHANGE -- Chapter 14 "LOOKING BACK" -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- LOOKING BACK TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 9-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activity -- Chapter 15 JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- JUST LIKE THE OLD DAYS TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 3-8 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- Chapter 16 RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY -- RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades: 9-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activity -- Chapter 17 REDUCE, RE-USE, RECYCLE -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- REDUCE, RE-USE, RECYCLE TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- End Note.
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THE CHALLENGES OF SERVICE -- Chapter 18 "CHIGGERS AND OTHER CHALLENGES" -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- CHIGGERS AND OTHER CHALLENGES TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objective -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Chapter 19 A LIFE OF SACRIFICE AND HARDSHIP? -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment -- A LIFE OF SACRIFICE AND HARDSHIP? TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- Chapter 20 LESSONS LEARNED BY A NEW TEACHER -- Autobiographical Note -- My Peace Corps Assignment* -- LESSONS LEARNED BY A NEW TEACHER TEACHING SUGGESTIONS -- Overview -- Objectives -- Grades : 6-12 -- Procedure -- Extension Activities -- End Note -- Chapter 21 NATIONAL STANDARDS -- ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS* -- SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS** -- Theme I : Culture and Cultural Diversity -- Theme IV: Individual Development and Identity -- Theme IX: Global Connections -- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY STANDARDS*** -- Essential Element II : Places and Regions -- Essential Element III: Physical Systems -- Essential Element IV: Human Systems -- Essential Element V: Environment and Society -- End Notes -- AUTHOR UPDATES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-60876-091-X
Language:
English
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